WVU plays James Madison tonight at the Civic Center, and I won’t be there to lead you through it. It’s the first of two times the Mountaineers will play there this year, and I won’t be there the second time, either, when WVU and Marshall play in the Capital Classic.

Yes, they’re still playing that, because the Mountaineers aren’t scared. Man, remember that?

Well, let’s not forget what happened Sunday — and I don’t mean Marshall’s exhibition loss to a Division II team that, I guess, plays fast and hard. I mean Dan D’Antoni’s comment afterward.

“We’re going to play West Virginia and teams that do this,” he said. “This was a nice warmup for it. And I’m not sure West Virginia plays this hard. This team comes at you, and they come at you with 11, 12 players.”

I wish I was covering that game tonight, because this would not go unacknowledged.